Laugh Comics / Laugh #356 for Sale - First Appearance of Scrappy-Doo - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Laugh Comics / Laugh (Archie, 1946 series)
Issue: #356
Publication date: November 1980
Key date: 1980-11-00
Indicia publisher: Close-Up Inc.
Price: $0.50
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0271000696211
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Scrappy-Doo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Fat Albert - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mushmouth - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dumb Donald - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Russell Cosby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Weird Harold - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rude Rudy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bucky Miller - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Stan Goldberg; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Midge Klump, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
2	A Little Buggy	comic story	6	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: B. Grossman; letters: Bill Y.	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
4	World Wise	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews
8	War Games	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Rebel, Samantha Smythe, Sampson Smythe, Sheila Smythe, Bingo Wilkin, William Wilkin, Wilma Wilkin
10	Will Power!	comic story	5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Gigi, Greg, Charley Hawse, Li'l Jinx
12	-	letters page	1	pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
13	Archie Comics Digest	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
14	Archie Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
17	Pic Shtick	comic story	5	script: George Gladir; pencils: Stan G.; inks: Stan G.; colors: B. Grossman; letters: W. Yoshida	Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #67	1986	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #355337 of 381#357 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q1083020 (Scrappy-Doo), first-appearance property (CC0)

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